Buckton Vale Primary School

Primary
Academy
Ages 4 to 11

Report card: Expected standard

Swallow Lane, Carrbrook, Stalybridge, SK15 3NUOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Buckton Vale Primary School is a primary school in Stalybridge for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 109 schools in Tameside. It ranks 5th of 9 primary schools in Stalybridge. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in January 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 13 January 2026, report published 23 March 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion: Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
Achievement: Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Early years: Expected standard
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

37 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths70%

70%, 8 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score107

107, 1 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

202 pupils on roll, with places for 315

Eligible for free school meals26.2%

26.2%, 0.3 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language2.5%

2.5%, 19.1 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support27.2%

27.2%, 12.4 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan2.5%

2.5%, 3.5 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Buckton Vale Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Millbrook Primary School	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	Not published
Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	54% met the expected standard
St Raphael's Catholic Primary School	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	80% met the expected standard
Livingstone Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	79% met the expected standard
St Joseph's RC Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	58% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Academy converter
Sector: Academy
Trust: VICTORIOUS ACADEMIES TRUST
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mrs Kelly Quinn
Phone: 01457833102
Website: bucktonvale.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Swallow Lane, Carrbrook, Stalybridge, SK15 3NU
Local authority: Tameside
URN: 149349

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.